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Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History (Kanagawa): Science museum for Families – Location & Nearest St

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History is a science museum in Iryūda, Kanagawa Prefecture, about 76 km from Tokyo Station and 336 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese神奈川県立生命の星・地球博物館
LocationIryūda, Kanagawa Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Iriuda Station – about 0.2 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 76 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 204 km (straight line)
From Kyoto Stationabout 307 km (straight line)
Established1995
Coordinates35.23922, 139.12125
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://nh.kanagawa-museum.jp/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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